Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2004

JERRY STARKEY – WCI COMMUNITIES INC (WCI)

JERRY L. STARKEY is President of WCI Communities, Inc. Mr. Starkey brings over 20 years of real estate experience to WCI and has spent the past 16 years with WCI and its predecessor, Florida Design Communities, a company he also led as President from 1994 until its merger with WCI in 1998. Under his guidance, WCI Communities has emerged as one of the nation's leading developers of highly amenitized lifestyle communities and residential highrise towers. WCI also develops and manages recreational amenities including golf courses, marinas and private dining clubs. Mr. Starkey has focused WCI on other service businesses that include its Prudential Realty franchise brokerage, mortgage banking and title insurance brokerage. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief history of WCI Communities and an

overview of your operations?

Mr. Starkey: WCI is a public homebuilder whose headquarters is in Bonita

Springs, Florida.